Trade deadline deals between the New York Mets and division rivals aren’t unusual. Just last year the Mets sent David Robertson to the Miami Marlins. The Philadelphia Phillies have laughably added Asdrubal Cabrera, Jose Bautista, and Jason Vargas in recent years. Who can forget the Mets buying Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe away from the Atlanta Braves in 2015?
FanSided’s Zach Pressnell had another idea for an interdivisional trade between the Mets and Braves. This one’s mission is for the Braves to replace Ronald Acuna Jr. The proposed solution: Starling Marte.
The return for Marte would be fallen Braves prospect Darius Vines. Before even knowing a thing about him, you might be putting directions into your GPS to the nearest airport. If all it did was clear Marte’s salary off the books, this is probably a deal worth doing.
Any offer to take Starling Marte’s contract off the books is probably a good one for the Mets
Vines is a 26-year-old righty struggling in Triple-A this season. Ranked 14th in the Braves farm system by MLB Pipeline, he’s not such a bad “get” for a guy whose salary is becoming burdensome even if he isn’t necessarily having such a bad year. Move him from a starter to a reliever and see if that sparks something.
